A Little Rees Specht Cultivates Kindness - Softcover

Richard E. Specht Jr.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0692255230 ISBN 13: 9780692255230

Publisher: ReesSpecht Life Foundation, Inc., 2017

Synopsis

A Little Rees Specht Cultivates Kindness follows the adventures of a young farmer named Little Rees Specht who discovers that kindness, like a seed, will only grow and spread if one takes the time to cultivate it. Little Rees Specht is a thoughtful and generous young boy who takes the time to help out a friend in need. Unbeknownst to Little Rees Specht, his kind act plants a seed of kindness , that keeps growing as more and more kind acts are performed by other children. A Little Rees Specht Cultivates Kindness is a sweet book with an important message for young children who are learning to look beyond themselves and develop empathy for others. Join the adventure of Little Rees Specht and his friends as they discover how kindness grows in the good deeds we do for each other. In the end, we learn that all it takes to cultivate kindness is a little Rees Specht.

About this title

About the Author

RICH SPECHT is an author, public speaker and advocate for kindness. Rich authored the award winning children s book A Little Rees Specht Cultivates Kindness. He and his wife, Samantha, are the co-founders of the ReesSpecht Life Foundation which they formed in the wake of the loss of their only son, Richard Edwin-Ehmer (Rees) Specht at 22 months old. The acts of kindness that the family received after Rees passing inspired them to pay forward that kindness; which the foundation does in the form of scholarships for High School seniors who demonstrate a commitment to their community, compassion and respect, as well as the distribution of more than four hundred thousand ReesSpecht Life pay it forward cards. An animated television series featuring the themes and characters from Rich s books is in the works. The book and television adaptations of A Little Rees Specht Cultivates Kindness represents the culmination of Rich s goal to help make this world a little better, one Rees piece at a time. Rich currently resides in Sound Beach, New York with his wife, Samantha, daughters, Abigail, Lorilei and Melina as well as his angel above, Rees.

Review

This is a book that should be in every household and school in America, no - The world! I cannot express in words just how important the message of this book is and the effect it has had on my children. After reading the book they could not wait to go out and use their Seed of Kindness cards from the back of the book to start doing good deeds. Do yourself a favor and buy two copies of the book... one for yourself and one for your child's teacher(s). It's that good! --ReesSpechtLife.com

My daughter, who is 3, has requested this book for every single nap time and bed time reading. Normally, she chooses a new book each time, so this is a big deal at our house. This book has a great way of showing children how each small kindness can lead to more kindness and happiness for others. My daughter, Meadow, knows all of the featured characters names and what action they took to share kindness with someone. This is because the author does a phenomenal job of making their interactions so individual and special. This book has had such an impact on our family that we have plans to use the cards at the back of our book and spread some kindness this weekend! --Shopify

The message behind this beautifully written book needs to be shared with children of all ages. This book should be a must read in early years of elementary school. Plant a seed of kindness and watch it grow. My children were captivated by the beautiful, colorful illustrations. --Shopify

Edition details

• Publisher: ReesSpecht Life Foundation, Inc.
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0692255230
• ISBN 13: 9780692255230
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 26
• Editor: Beth Williams
• Illustrator: Adam D. Smith